Thank you all for the comments on our last post. They mean so much to us! We've recovered from the experience of getting here, and since arriving in Niue we've had good times and more frustrating times.... Our first meal ashore was at Gill's Indian Restaurant. I cried as I had my first bite of … Continue reading The Rock
As I wrote the last email blog post on Saturday afternoon, my completely nail-bitten fingers were shaking and my feeling of anxiety was almost overwhelming. I tried to keep the post light and positive – for my own self-preservation – and not mention the word that was on the forefront of my mind: Lightning. We … Continue reading Red sky in the morning
The first thing Will said when we saw Bora Bora’s iconic peaks from a distance was, “Let’s hike those!”. And so it would be. We arrived in Bora Bora a week ago and started asking around for directions to the start of the trail. All was got back were warnings of “Don’t do the hike … Continue reading Crawling up Bora Bora
We were glad that Simon and Katharine were keen to do an overnight sail on their vacation since it’s important to us to keep moving. We left Moorea in the late afternoon and were well on our way by the time the sun went down with 14 knots on the beam. If there were any … Continue reading Huahine and Cruising Lessons
A storm track in the SW Pacific Ocean during the past week resulted in another huge SSW ocean swell that hit Tahiti over the weekend. We knew the swell was coming; On Friday night we felt it. Huge waves were crashing over the protective reef on Tahiti’s west coast turning the normally flat calm anchorage/mooring area into … Continue reading Teahupo’o – big swell day
I don’t like long blog posts, but lot has happened since my last one so I’m packing it all in here. Please try to consider these as SEPARATE so as not to get too bored reading such a long essay! Our satellite phone minutes have been used up at an alarming pace (only 16 minutes … Continue reading Tuamotu Catch Up
It’s been growing wild for months with the goal of being long enough for a ponytail by the time we made landfall. I think it's safe to say that he achieved his goal. I was also able to french braid it which looked very pretty but it reached a point a few days ago where it … Continue reading Will’s hair
We arrived in the Tuamotus (Dangerous Archipelago) yesterday. Paradise found. After waiting outside Fakarava's south pass for about an hour we put out a general hail on the VHF, channel 16. “This is sailing vessel Hydroquest, Hydroquest. Is there anyone who can tell us how the pass is for entering?” Another cruiser answered us and … Continue reading Fakarava South and the shark comfort curve
Thanks everyone for your love, support and well wishes over the past few weeks. We don't receive blog comments at sea but we had a total blast reading them all last night once we were connected to wifi. Don't miss the video at the bottom.... More footage to follow in the coming weeks. FIRST STEPS BACK ON LAND FOR TEAM HYDROQUEST (low … Continue reading PHOTOS from our crossing!
Day Sixteen Position at time of writing: 04 24S 133 22W Heading 240T Speed 8.0 knots Wind 25 knots from SE The south pacific ocean certainly has a personality - a bitchy one. Three days in and we are still feeling leery of her; unsure of what face she will show us next. Every time … Continue reading Day Sixteen: Trying to make friends
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